Nyahhooi, it’s Kirari☆ Nice to meet you all nii☆Kirari may be tall, but she really loves cute things. On the inside, she’s more “girly” than anyone else. She can make her own clothes too, showing a hidden dextrous side to her. Her dream is to shine and be loved by everyone, so she came upon the world of idols. Kirari now grows even taller.

Character Description

Kirari is a hyperactive, tall Passion category idol. She became one of the more popular Cinderella Girls immediately for her infectious energy and humorous quirks. She delights in spreading her own brand of madness into ordinary life, or as she calls it, "Kirarin Power☆". Kirari speaks rather fast and tends to pepper her speech with nonsense words in general, but the ones she's most known for is “nyowa☆”, "Happy-Happy.", and "Puu-Puu."

Kirari is the tallest female THE iDOLM@STER character, even taller than the Takagis and some of the male idols, and continues to grow taller after training. Kirari started at 182 cm, and grew to 183 in her plus form. By the time she got to the SR+ stage, she grew to a towering 185 cm. As of her most recent cards since then, Kirari has grown to an astounding 186.2 cm. Her weight also changed from 60 kg to 61.5 kg. A communication in Starlight Stage has her claim that her height makes her uncute, which is why she started to wear her infectiously cute clothes. However, she gets over her hesitance once she starts to grow as an idol, and becomes proud of her height. She claims she can grow even bigger with the love of her fans.

She was frequently portrayed in fanworks with a special attachment to Anzu Futaba due to their tiny slothful girl/huge hyperactive girl juxtaposition. This has since become canon throughout the franchise. They even have a duet of Onegai! Cinderella in a CD that is otherwise separated by same-type trios and are frequently pictured together in the Onegai! Cinderella Anniversary PV. They also have cards that, when placed side-by-side, reveal they are two halves of a greater illustration. In the anime, they were given a special variety show corner called "Ankiranking", and in Starlight Stage they have a unit event and song as HappyHappyTwin.

Kirari Moroboshi appears as a rival in the STAR OF FESTA mode for Honey Sound, Groovy Tune, and Funky Note. She is a S rank rival who can give her Name Card to the player while in the HARD or EXPERT difficulty. Obtaining her Name Card adds 60 points to the player's score after their performance.

Trivia and Fan Culture

Trivia

With the exception of two Starlight Stage cards, all Kirari's skills have the word "Kirarin" in the title.

Fan Culture

Because it is extremely rare for native Japanese women to be this tall, Kirari has become popular among Japanese fans as a joke character, and it is common to see her depicted as a giant in fan art. Until Jiro Yamashita was introduced, she was actually the tallest character in the series (the tallest is now Amehiko Kuzunoha).